Thousands from all over UK unite against racism and rise of far right in Anti Racism Day march across London

Tens of thousands marched across London today for Anti-Racism Day to stand up against racism, fascism, division and the rise of the far right.

The timely #November17Unity march began at the BBC in Portland Place (where any large demonstration hoping to reported now starts) to Whitehall.

The National Unity Demonstration Against Racism and Fascism was addressed by Len McCluskey General Secretary of the TUC who gave a rousing speech, saying divisive movements such as the Football Lads Alliance should “get the fuck off our terraces”.

With hate crime spiking and the far-right and neo-nazis emboldened around the world, 60 MPs, faith and community leaders and anti-racism campaigners wrote an open letter to the Guardian explaining why today’s march was important.

Their letter explained: “The election of Jair Bolsonaro marks an extremely serious point in the rise of the global far right. It came a day after the shocking antisemitic attack on the Tree of Life Synagogue, Pittsburgh, in which 11 people were killed.

“Notorious for his attacks on women, black and LGBT+ people, Bolsonaro declared that “leftists will have to leave the country or go to jail”. He said “these red outlaws will be banished from the homeland”, and declared refugees “the scum of the earth”.

“The alt-right is supporting far-right groups in Europe, North America and Latin America, including support for Bolsonaro in Brazil. In Britain, a violent, far-right street movement has emerged, mobilising the biggest numbers in decades. It is receiving political and financial support from Donald Trump’s former chief of staff Steve Bannon and far-right figures across Europe.

“The impact of neoliberalism and austerity, and cuts on our working-class communities, has driven the growth of the far right. Racism and fascism are a threat to us all.

We are the many. They are the few. We can drive back this movement.”

"We must learn the lessons of history. Fascism isn't just an ideology like any other. It is a cult of violence that will lead to war."

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1 Response

Who organized and paid for these marches. I can’t be bothered to check as I know the answer will be the same people who are pushing the mass immigration UN agenda and remaining in the EU. The government is doing a pucka job of protecting immigrants from the so called far right, no need to march any more chaps, just call the hate crime number. However I am getting bored of anyone to the right of BBC being called far right and fascist. I wonder if the protesters actually know what fascist means, but it does conjure up just the right amount of emotion to do the intended job to get boots on the street. The protesters are perfectly willing to allow free speech to be stifled, political opposition to be shut down and the country to be demographically changed forever just to prove that they are not nazis when in fact that is exactly what Hitler did.